How to Use get by in a Sentence

get by

verb

• An economy where people don’t just get by, but get ahead.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
• Amanda Seyfried gets by with a little help from her furry friend.
  — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
• Now, two independent teams have come up with ways of getting by with far less quantum memory.
  — Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
• It was literally designed [for the winner to choose], but some people were trying to just get by and not have blood on their hands.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
• Most are simply too preoccupied with the realities of getting by, Gale Spotted Tail told me.
  — Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• Others, like the ant eaters, can get by with the breeze from a fan.
  — Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
• At first, Benn tried to get by with a quick wave to the crowd while still seated.
  — Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
• In terms of performance, the Raider has enough to get by, but none to spare.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
• Many workers scaled back their time spent on the job and did just enough to get by.
  — Karen Turner, Quartz, 19 July 2023
• And some soldiers still sell blood on Cache Road to get by.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
• The latter gets by with some tricks of the light and clever use of projections.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• Not sure how much longer westbound will be able to get by!
  — Kenneth Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
• Nathan Lane and George Takei got by with a little help from their friends.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
• That's not enough to get by in the Bay Area, which has some of the highest housing costs in the nation.
  — Ina Fried, Axios, 2 Sep. 2024
• Both as a friend and as someone who was struggling to get by.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
• The ball that got by Muncy somehow turned into more runs.
  — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
• The Mets are getting by with one left-hander in the bullpen, Jake Diekman.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
• To get by, Frost worked as an Uber driver at night, in a yellow Kia Soul, a gig that helped pay the bills.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• Forced to sell cigarettes on the street to get by, the 56-year-old blacksmith is angry.
  — Nabih Bulos and A Times Special Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• Even in the United States, more than 40 percent of us get by without iPhones.
  — Washington Post, 14 June 2024
• Miley Cyrus gets by with a little help from her gay best friends.
  — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
• The father of four — three still live at home — is making $15.50 an hour, hardly enough to get by.
  — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• And there are signs that some Americans are struggling to get by.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
• Fredette’s lack of elite size and athleticism was enough to get by in college but not the pros.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 23 July 2024
• As a wiry shooting guard who topped out at 6-foot-4, Sir’Jabari Rice often has to get by with guile and subterfuge.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Jan. 2023
• Coming off the final turn of the race, Goodyear sized up Unser and made a move to the inside, but couldn't get by before the finish line.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022
• Miguel Meneses and his wife were struggling to get by when the pandemic hit.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• But the data is clear: Enabling low-wage workers to earn enough to get by is good for the economy.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
• Matty Healy is getting by with a little help from his friends.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• Baltimore had just enough depth to get by without Bradish or Means.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024